Tag: land use

Gross outlines highlights of 2016 for Mason District
Supervisor Penny Gross (left) hands out door prizes with chief aide Fran Tunick. “Overall, 2016 was great year in Mason District,” said Supervisor Penny Gross at the annual Mason District Holiday Gathering Dec. 12. Gross presented a review of the past year and a look ahead, while Christmas music by the Bonnie Piano Quartet, door … Continued

Supervisors approve e-Loft project in Bailey’s Crossroads
The office building in the center would see new life as flexible e-Loft project. The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a rezoning application allowing the conversion of a vacant, 10-story office building at 5600 Columbia Pike into an innovative, “e-Loft” concept with flexible units. Tenants could use their units as a residence, work … Continued

Supervisors approve townhouses at Heritage Mall
Townhouses approved for this parking lot. A new 67-unit townhouse development behind Heritage Mall in Annandale moved a step closer to reality, as the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors approved a rezoning application for the project Dec. 6. No one from the community testified at the public hearing before the vote. The applicants, MHI-Heritage LLC … Continued

Supervisors approve redevelopment of Graham Park Plaza
Graham Park Plaza The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors approved a Comprehensive Plan amendment Dec. 6 for the redevelopment of Graham Park Plaza on Arlington Boulevard in Falls Church. The owner, Federal Realty Investment Trust, is proposing a mixed-use development with 248 multifamily housing units and community-serving retail on part of the property of the … Continued

Planning Commission endorses relocation of Bailey’s Crossroads homeless shelter
The site for relocated Bailey’s Crossroads Community Shelter on Seminary Road. The Fairfax County Planning Commission agreed Dec. 1 to endorse plans to relocate and expand the Bailey’s Crossroads Community Shelter. The next step is a public hearing before the Board of Supervisors on Jan. 24. The shelter would be relocated from its current site … Continued

Planning Commission approves rezoning for townhouses at Heritage Mall
An illustration of the proposed townhouses from the Department of Planning and Zoning staff report. The Fairfax County Planning Commission approved a rezoning application Nov. 30 to allow a townhouse development at the rear of the Heritage Mall shopping center in Annandale. The applicants, MHI-Heritage LLC and Bristow Shopping Center LTD (entities formed by the … Continued

Renovations under way on Annandale office building
Tenants sought for 7409 Little River Turnpike. The renovation of an office building at 7409 Little River Turnpike in Annandale, first announced in May 2014, is under way after several challenges caused delays. The building has four retail spaces on the first floor. The configuration of the second floor is flexible so the number of … Continued

Property owners complain homeless shelter will be bad for business
A shopping center on Seminary has a dance studio, veterinarian, mattress store, carpet store, martial arts studio, restaurants, bakeries, and a church. Several business owners along Seminary Road and Center Lane in Bailey’s Crossroads are concerned that Fairfax County’s plans to move a homeless shelter to their area will lead to more crime, vagrants, and … Continued

Planning Commission approves e-Loft project for 5600 Columbia Pike
A rendering of the e-Lofts building at the corner of Columbia Pike and Carlin Springs Road. [Novus Residences] The Fairfax County Planning Commission on Nov. 17 endorsed a rezoning proposal to convert a vacant office building at 5600 Columbia Pike into an innovative mixed-use concept, where tenants could choose whether to live, work, or do … Continued

Plans outlined for new Bailey’s Crossroads homeless shelter
The red box shows the location of the new site for the Bailey’s Crossroads Community Shelter. Fairfax County is going ahead with plans to relocate the Bailey’s Crossroads Community Shelter to a site on Seminary Road – despite the fact that plans for redeveloping the current site fell through. The new three-story facility would be … Continued

Supervisors approve flexible school designs for urban areas
A gym under construction at Bailey’s Upper Elementary School. The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors on Nov. 1 unanimously approved an amendment to the county’s Comprehensive Plan to permit more flexible school designs in urban areas. The new policy allows vertical schools on smaller than the traditional five-acre lots; schools in repurposed office or commercial … Continued

A few changes under way in central Annandale
A few changes are under way in central Annandale, but nothing seems to be happening with some long-vacant buildings. A Cash for Gold shop opened at 7262 Columbia Pike, next to the T-Mobile store by the Little River Turnpike intersection. The building used to house a martial arts studio and, before that, an auto parts … Continued

Proposed county policy would allow urban schools in high-density areas
Bailey’s Upper Elementary School opened in a converted office building on Leesburg Pike two years ago. The Board of Supervisors will hold a hearing Nov. 1 on a new policy to allow the development of “urban” or “vertical” schools in high-density areas or on parcels of limited size. The policy change would also amend the … Continued

Planning Commission approves redevelopment of Graham Park Plaza
The Fairfax County Planning Commission unanimously approved an amendment to the county’s Comprehensive Plan to facilitate the redevelopment of Graham Park Plaza, an aging shopping center on Route 50. The owner, Federal Realty Investment Trust, wants to transform the 19.5-acre western part of the retail center, formerly known as Loehmann’s Plaza, into a mixed-use development … Continued

Land Use College will help residents understand Lincolnia planning study
N. Chambliss Street in Lincolnia. Local residents are invited to the first of three Land Use College sessions tonight in preparation for Phase 2 of Fairfax County’s Lincolnia Study. The sessions will give residents a review of the planning process and how citizens can have input, says Faheem Darab, a senior planner with the Department … Continued